The book is also full of information to help you find the appropriate resources should you need to investigate a new doctor, or to report a bad one. While we all hope it’s never necessary, sometimes we do get bad care. And Ms. Casey has taken the time to outline all the local stateside contacts necessary to report a nurse or physician should it be called for.
And saving the best for last, How to Get the Health Care You Want also has a chapter dedicated to helping understand insurance and flexible spending accounts. While no one wants to come right out and say it, our insurance companies don’t dictate which doctors we can go to, just the ones they pay. And for those of us not independently wealthy, who our insurance considers a provider is VERY important. So using our insurance doctors, and understanding our plan choices, is vital.
This is a must-read for anyone needing health care. We would all like to believe we don’t need to see the doctor, or that all doctors and their staff members are wonderful caregivers incapable of mismanagement. Unfortunately that’s not the case. But with a tool like How to Get the Health Care You Want to help, taking control of our own health care is easier, and more understandable, than ever.
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